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The Last Mission - A Love and War Story All about Pete and Jane, a Pilot and Nurse of World War Two with the Famed Flying... The Last Mission - A Love and War Story All about Pete and Jane, a Pilot and Nurse of World War Two with the Famed Flying Tigers 1941-194 (Hardcover)
Gene Spencer
R877 Discovery Miles 8 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The greatest generation was a hardworking, strong, loving people wanting what is now called "the American Dream." Each would be propelled from their neighborhoods and slow-moving communities, a safe haven that cloaked them and held them securely, into a world war of destruction and death on December 7, 1941. America had been awakened; Americans, a year earlier, saw and understood the evil destined for this country was now killing other peoples of the world.

These were to become a volunteer group of Americans assembled by two countries, America and China, to be the first to defend an innocent people. Today they are known as the famed AVG or American Volunteer Group, the Flying Tigers. Their story is as vast as the war itself; it touched those it affected with death and destruction as it consumed everything in its path. Within the pages of this book, the story of one pilot and one nurse will be revealed, from when they volunteer, meet, fall in love, and marry while defending and saving the babies, the parents, the citizens of China and Burma. Pete and Jane maintained their beliefs of duty and honor and sacrifice while they endured the horrors of war. Finding security in each other's arms and a new spirit of love with each kiss, keeping them hopeful the war would end soon.

The Search (Hardcover): Grace Livingston Hill The Search (Hardcover)
Grace Livingston Hill
R1,397 Discovery Miles 13 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Enemy of the State (Paperback): Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills Enemy of the State (Paperback)
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills
R495 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R32 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sin (Hardcover): Zakhar Prilepin Sin (Hardcover)
Zakhar Prilepin; Edited by Nina Chordas; Translated by Simon Patterson
R884 R762 Discovery Miles 7 620 Save R122 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Zakhar Prilepin's novel-in-stories, Sin, has become a literary phenomenon in Russia, where it was published in 2007. It has been hailed as the epitome of the spirit of the opening decade of the 21st century, and was called "the book of the decade" by the prestigious Super Natsbest Award jury. In the episodes of Zakharka's life, presented here in non-chronological order, we see him as a little boy, a lovelorn teenager, a hard-drinking grave-digger, a nightclub bouncer, a father, and a soldier in Chechnya. Sin offers a fascinating glimpse into the recent Russian past, as well as its present, with its unemployment, poverty, violence, and local wars - social problems that may be found in many corners of the world. Zakhar Prilepin presents these realities through the eyes of Zakharka, taking us along on the life-affirming journey of his unforgettable protagonist.

Overhead Assets (Hardcover): Nelson R Gomm Overhead Assets (Hardcover)
Nelson R Gomm
R609 Discovery Miles 6 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Long Way Back (Hardcover): J. Everett Prewitt A Long Way Back (Hardcover)
J. Everett Prewitt
R697 Discovery Miles 6 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Falloff (Hardcover): Robert Flanagan Falloff (Hardcover)
Robert Flanagan
R966 Discovery Miles 9 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Intersections (Hardcover): Mark T. McCord Intersections (Hardcover)
Mark T. McCord
R652 R590 Discovery Miles 5 900 Save R62 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Lieutenant Kate De Marco, an army nurse, and Captain Robert Coleman, an infantry officer, met in the Philippines in 1940. Finding themselves in one of the most romantic locations in the world, their love grew even as the winds of war threatened to drive them apart. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, their lives changed completely, as American and Filipino soldiers surrendered to the Japanese in Bataan. Kate and Robert were separated in the melee.

Evacuated to the relative safety of nearby Corregidor Island, Kate kept a diary, where she recorded her longing for Robert's safe return. Meanwhile, Robert opted not to surrender and instead swam the precarious two miles from Bataan to Corregidor in search of his love. As the Japanese threatened to take Corregidor, Kate hid her diary in the walls of an underground tunnel, where it stayed for seventy years.

In 2012, Lisa Newhouse and Brandon Wales, two graduate students from the University of Tennessee, travel to Corregidor with a study group and discover Kate's lost diary. Inspired by her words and her love for Robert, they too admit their shared feelings. Although the intersection of their lives with that of Kate and Robert is coincidence, the diary leads them on a journey, which will change their lives forever.

Nothing Left to Lose (Hardcover): Allan G. Johnson Nothing Left to Lose (Hardcover)
Allan G. Johnson
R770 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days


The year is 1968 and the Vietnam War is at its height. William Carson, a World War II veteran teaching in a small New England Prep School, has for more than two decades been haunted by nightmares whose content he has never shared with his wife, Anne, or their two sons, Joshua, a Marine on active duty in Vietnam, and Andrew, an ROTC college senior bound for active duty following graduation. When Joshua is reported missing in combat, the web of secrets and denial that has kept the family together for more than twenty years begins to unravel as Anne and William face the possible loss of their sons, and Andrew must confront the tangle of love, obligation, and loyalty that he feels toward his country, his father, his brother, his mother, and himself.
Nothing Left to Lose is a story of betrayal across generations--of fathers who send their sons to war and mothers who let them go--and the redeeming power of love and forgiveness. ----------

"In Nothing Left To Lose, the hard teachings of the Vietnam War are reflected in one family's anguished choices, and with a depth of compassion that reveals fresh meaning for us today. This beautiful and engrossing novel lets us see with fresh eyes what war-making costs the soul of a nation, and especially its men. Here we find both a chronicle of an age and a prayer for our future, perfectly tuned to this historical moment."
Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self

"Allan Johnson's mournful yet ultimately hopeful novel captures beautifully what history textbooks always miss: that wars overseas exact enormous emotional and familial costs at home, and that for men especially, it can be just as heroic to resist wars as it is to fight in them."
Jackson Katz, Ph.D., creator of video Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity and author of The Macho Paradox

About the Author
Allan G. Johnson is a writer, sociologist, and public speaker who has focused most of his career on issues of social inequality. His nonfiction books have been translated into several languages and his novel,
The First Thing and the Last, was recognized by Publishers Weekly as a notable debut work of fiction in 2010 and by O Magazine as an April 2010 Great Read.

Website: www.agjohnson.com

A Fine Line of Distinction (Hardcover): Ron Wooten-Green A Fine Line of Distinction (Hardcover)
Ron Wooten-Green
R1,215 R1,016 Discovery Miles 10 160 Save R199 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Dreadnought Boys on Aero Service (Hardcover): Wilbur Lawton The Dreadnought Boys on Aero Service (Hardcover)
Wilbur Lawton
R1,396 Discovery Miles 13 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace (Hardcover): Frederick Morse Cutler The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace (Hardcover)
Frederick Morse Cutler
R1,179 Discovery Miles 11 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historical Record of the Eighteenth or The Royal Irish Regiment of Foot - From its formation in 1684 to 1848 (Hardcover):... Historical Record of the Eighteenth or The Royal Irish Regiment of Foot - From its formation in 1684 to 1848 (Hardcover)
Richard Cannon
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Windrush - Blood Price (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Malcolm Archibald Windrush - Blood Price (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Malcolm Archibald
R1,071 R929 Discovery Miles 9 290 Save R142 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
With Deadly Purpose (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): John W. Wood With Deadly Purpose (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
John W. Wood
R682 R612 Discovery Miles 6 120 Save R70 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
With Deadly Purpose (Hardcover): John W. Wood With Deadly Purpose (Hardcover)
John W. Wood
R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Force No One (Hardcover): Daniel Charles Ross Force No One (Hardcover)
Daniel Charles Ross
R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Oranos Imperative (Hardcover): Ty'ron W C Robinson The Oranos Imperative (Hardcover)
Ty'ron W C Robinson
R574 R529 Discovery Miles 5 290 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Search (Hardcover): Grace Livingston Hill The Search (Hardcover)
Grace Livingston Hill
R796 Discovery Miles 7 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
All Bleeding Stops (Hardcover): Michael J. Collins All Bleeding Stops (Hardcover)
Michael J. Collins
R882 R771 Discovery Miles 7 710 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Northern Fury - H-Hour (Hardcover): Bart Gauvin, Joel Radunzel Northern Fury - H-Hour (Hardcover)
Bart Gauvin, Joel Radunzel
R987 Discovery Miles 9 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Prisoner (Hardcover): Anna Nemzer Prisoner (Hardcover)
Anna Nemzer; Translated by Ronan Quinn
R794 R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Save R100 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stinger Operation Cyclone (Hardcover): Bill Fortin Stinger Operation Cyclone (Hardcover)
Bill Fortin
R729 Discovery Miles 7 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Marines of Qu? S?n - A Tale (Hardcover): R B Macnichol Marines of Quế Sơn - A Tale (Hardcover)
R B Macnichol
R926 R809 Discovery Miles 8 090 Save R117 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Wings of the Eagle - Large Print Hardback Edition (Large print, Hardcover, Hardback Large Print ed.): J.J. Toner The Wings of the Eagle - Large Print Hardback Edition (Large print, Hardcover, Hardback Large Print ed.)
J.J. Toner
R820 Discovery Miles 8 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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